Map To Capt. John Wood this map of the world, drawn according to Mercators projection, is humbly dedicated

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About this Item

Title

  • To Capt. John Wood this map of the world, drawn according to Mercators projection, is humbly dedicated

Other Title

  • Map of the world, drawn according to Mercators projection

Names

  • Morden, Robert, approximately 1650-1703, cartographer.
  • Berry, William, active 1669-1708, cartographer.

Created / Published

  • London : Robt. Morden & Willm. Berry, sold at ye atlas in Cornhill & at ye globe in ye Strand, [1690?]

Headings

  • -  Earth (Planet)

Genre

  • World maps
  • Early maps

Notes

  • -  Relief shown pictorially.
  • -  Shows California as an island. Includes the name "Pensilvania", so is a second state issued after 1682.
  • -  Includes illustrations, north polar hemisphere, two compass roses and rhumb lines.
  • -  Printed on two sheets and pasted together.
  • -  Shirley, Rodney W. Mapping of the world. 1983, 472
  • -  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.

Medium

  • 1 map ; 48 x 96 cm

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3200 1690 .M6

Repository

  • Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2017585715

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Morden, Robert, Approximately , Cartographer, and William Berry. To Capt. John Wood this map of the world, drawn according to Mercators projection, is humbly dedicated. [London: Robt. Morden & Willm. Berry, sold at ye atlas in Cornhill & at ye globe in ye Strand, ?, 1690] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/2017585715/.

APA citation style:

Morden, R. & Berry, W. (1690) To Capt. John Wood this map of the world, drawn according to Mercators projection, is humbly dedicated. [London: Robt. Morden & Willm. Berry, sold at ye atlas in Cornhill & at ye globe in ye Strand, ?] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2017585715/.

MLA citation style:

Morden, Robert, Approximately , Cartographer, and William Berry. To Capt. John Wood this map of the world, drawn according to Mercators projection, is humbly dedicated. [London: Robt. Morden & Willm. Berry, sold at ye atlas in Cornhill & at ye globe in ye Strand, ?, 1690] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2017585715/>.